1983Final results
1983 election for Virginia Senate District 28
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
John H. Chichester (R) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating George G. Dowd (D) by 50.3 points.
John H. ChichesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.1%22,144
George G. DowdDemocrat
24.8%7,319
29,467 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET